Hopkins Co. TX - L. E. Teer

Submitted by: June E. Tuck <1224be@neto.com>

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Past History and Present Stage of Development of Texas

Published by The Forrister History Company

Regan Printing House, Chicago, Ill.

I. G. Forrister, Publisher

(No date given.)

L.E. TEER - At the present time the general tendency in American life
seems to be a preference for the young man - in almost every line of
labor and business, even unto politics. Especially is this proposition
carried to an interesting degree in Texas. The majority of officials in
Hopkins County courthouse are young men; and, be it said to their credit,
exceptionally alert and progressive ones. Mr. L. E. Teer is the district
clerk, and is a connection of one of the best families of this section of
the state. His father, E. M. Teer, is well-to-do farmer; his mother was
Miss Nancy Flournoy - both reared in Hopkins County. Two daughters and
one son is the extent of the children. Mr. Teer was born in the Pickton
neighborhood, of this county, Oct. 17, 1877, and continued to farm to
twenty years of age. His education was obtained at the hands of the
common schools and finished with a course in the teachers^Ò department of
Eastman College, this city, in 1899. He accepted the call in pedagogy,
and taught ten years in this county, three years at Black Oak, one year
at Liberty, one year at Shady Grove, one year at Pine Forest, two years
at New Home, and two years at Tira, which bring him up to 1910. In the
meantime, retracing to 1904, he took a course in the Tyler Commercial
College, and so well did the management think of him upon the finishing
of his course that he was tendered and accepted a position as teacher in
the model office department, the duties of which he discharged for
eighteen months. In 1908, Mr. Teer made the race for district clerk
against seven opponents, and was defeated by sixty-five votes. In 1910 he
had no opponent, either in the primary or general election, going into
office with the utmost confidence of a unanimous constituency, and a host
of warm personal friends who are dead-sure that he will make good. Mr.
Teer was married to Miss Prue Thrasher, of Tira, Dec. 4, 1910. He belongs
to the Odd Fellows, W.O.W., Rebeccas, U.B.A., and is a Baptist. (Edited)